Taxi driver fails to yield, kills man
A southbound taxi driver hit an 89-year-old man walking in a marked crosswalk on Riverside Boulevard at West 70th Street. His hip and leg shattered. He died there. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way.
What We Know
An 89-year-old man was killed while crossing Riverside Boulevard at West 70th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, he was walking in a marked crosswalk when a southbound Cadillac taxi driver hit him head-on. The man sustained fatal injuries to his hip and upper leg. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor by the driver. Another pedestrian at the intersection was reported injured.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 89; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Taxi
2019 CADI -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Where
Riverside Blvd & West 70th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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